Julien Alfred was an emphatic winner, sprinting to St Lucia’s first ever Olympic medal – and a gold at that – to become the new women’s 100m champion in a lightning quick time of 10.72sec.

Julien Alfred of St Lucia won the women’s 100 metres at the Paris Olympics in a national record of 10.72 seconds, upsetting world champion and fastest woman in the world this year Sha’Carri ...